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Helmeted Friarbird
Philemon buceroides(Swainson, 1838)
Native
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Philemon
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The helmeted friarbird is part of the Meliphagidae family. The helmeted friarbird, along with all their subspecies, is commonly referred to as "leatherhead" by the birding community.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- West Lesser Sundas to north and north-east Australia
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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